Just bought a Linn LP12 and it's everything they say it is.

In addition to the compression issue, the DAC in the CD player is likely superior to the DAC in the iPhone, so even a direct line-in from the phone to the receiver is likely to sound worse than the disc.
 
You're dealing with several things at once - AAC, MP3, or MP4 are fairly compressed files - none of them are great. Plus as Keith says the DAC in the iPhone is pretty bad.

To maintain quality you need to rip either ALAC, FLAC, or WAV files.
 
I know. It's a hassle, which I tried to get into above. There are some virtues to a good old CD player. Or better, a nice sorted out vintage turntable.

Ever want to buy an old MG or Alfa and don't want the hassle? Buy a vintage TT and be done with it.

Plus the cool factor at the gallery would be quite high.

Plus the world's most extreme record collector lives in Brazil.
 
I spent way too much time deciding on a turntable. I decided to go with an Artisan Fidelity Gerard 301 Statement built to spec with both a mono and stereo arm.

The actual table is below:

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Wow...that's...like...a really long way to go in three years. Sort of like starting off wondering about Cotes du Rhone and then drinking DRC in three years.

I'm sure it's awesome!

What amplification and speakers?
 
originally posted by Keith Levenberg:
I still hate the vinyl comeback, but have to admit that's a pretty gorgeous piece of gear.
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As I get to the point in my life where I have to slow my wine buying down due to having more than enough collecting vinyl has filled in nicely. Interestingly vinyl is much more expensive overall. The whole vinyl comeback stuff you read in the news is always founded on % increases from a very small base. The majority of money made in the music business is from streaming. To my ears nothing sounds as good as a very clean original record played on a good system.
 
originally posted by BJ:
Wow...that's...like...a really long way to go in three years. Sort of like starting off wondering about Cotes du Rhone and then drinking DRC in three years.

I'm sure it's awesome!

What amplification and speakers?
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It was a long journey and hi-fi equipment salespeople are the weirdest bunch. I have tube amps made by a company caller Rogers High Fidelity which is a very small company outside of NY run by a former NASA engineer. The speakers are from a German company called Kaiser Kawero. The whole system was built with analog sound in mind.
 
originally posted by Robert Dentice:
originally posted by BJ:
Wow...that's...like...a really long way to go in three years. Sort of like starting off wondering about Cotes du Rhone and then drinking DRC in three years.

I'm sure it's awesome!

What amplification and speakers?
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It was a long journey and hi-fi equipment salespeople are the weirdest bunch. I have tube amps made by a company caller Rogers High Fidelity which is a very small company outside of NY run by a former NASA engineer. The speakers are from a German company called Kaiser Kawero. The whole system was built with analog sound in mind.
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So basically full anorak
 
The whole hifi world is definitely weird, even weirder than wine, which really is saying something. OTOH, the vinyl world is about as friendly and down to earth as you can get, generally speaking.

Robert, I find vinyl to be a tremendously cheaper hobby than wine, but then I only buy used vinyl, and typically peak out at $15 or so unless I really want something...though with prices going up fast that's starting to shift.

The best part of vinyl is that whereas wine is a one time event, records keep on giving, at a lower price point, and you can always sell them. And they are just so cool - imagine if every wine you bought was from the 60s, 70s, or 80s, and you'll get a sense of the fun of it.
 
originally posted by BJ:
The whole hifi world is definitely weird, even weirder than wine, which really is saying something. OTOH, the vinyl world is about as friendly and down to earth as you can get, generally speaking.

Robert, I find vinyl to be a tremendously cheaper hobby than wine, but then I only buy used vinyl, and typically peak out at $15 or so unless I really want something...though with prices going up fast that's starting to shift.

The best part of vinyl is that whereas wine is a one time event, records keep on giving, at a lower price point, and you can always sell them. And they are just so cool - imagine if every wine you bought was from the 60s, 70s, or 80s, and you'll get a sense of the fun of it.
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I agree the vinyl world is extremely friendly and I have found many to be very serious about wine. Vinyl can get really expensive when you buy rare stuff. The other best thing about vinyl in comparison to wine to add to your list is no calories!
 
Very true about rarities - but the good news is they all they are for the most part is rare - equal quality is there in the $1-20 range.
 
BTW you will appreciate that I've been shipping my 80s Naim kit all the way back to Salisbury for restoration...

And yes you can hear the difference, by quite a bit.
 
Also had installed new bearing and power supply for the LP12, which is now operating like a discretely updated E Type.
 
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